Where Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao can retreat to heal — in style

Boxer Manny Pacquiao just suffered a tough loss in the ring that has many asking if his 17-year career is over. Having won championships in eight weight classes but lost his last two fights, he’s been asked to quit by his mom, his wife and even an archbishop from his home country, the Philippines. But no matter what the boxer, politician (he’s a Congressman in the Philippines) and actor decides, he’ll be able to recuperate and think about it in style in his 5-bedroom, 5-and-a-half-bath home in the Hancock Park neighborhood of Los Angeles.

The listing from when the champ bought it in 2009 shows a stately entryway staged with a grand piano, and other rooms in the typically neutral-toned trappings of a house for sale.

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"Pacman" Pacquiao's home lits up as night falls.

"Pacman" Pacquiao's home lits up as night falls.

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This stately foyer looks a lot different now that the Pacquiao family lives there and large photos are hung below the landing and on nearly every other vertical surface.

This stately foyer looks a lot different now that the Pacquiao family lives there and large photos are hung below the landing and on nearly every other vertical surface.

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The living room.

The living room.

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The master bedroom now has a large photo of Pacquiao and his wife, Jinkee, over the bed.

The master bedroom now has a large photo of Pacquiao and his wife, Jinkee, over the bed.

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Pacquiao told MTV's Cribs that he and his family spend a lot of time in the pool area.

Pacquiao told MTV's Cribs that he and his family spend a lot of time in the pool area.

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The Pacquiaos kept the red glass light fixture (or sculpture?) hanging over the tub in the master bathroom.

The Pacquiaos kept the red glass light fixture (or sculpture?) hanging over the tub in the master bathroom.

The trophy room, the huge family photos, and the painting of Pacquiao in his boxing gloves with a ray of light beaming down on him from heaven certainly give the place a more personalized look, not to mention the large action shots from his fights lining the stairway. Perhaps because the trophies need their own room, the Pacquiao’s four kids share two bedrooms, with side-by-side twin beds in each.

According to the listing, the house was newly built when he bought it, tricked out with Miele and Bosch in the kitchen and with Haisa marble and Brazilian teak floors. It is 4,278 square feet, on a 6,750-square-foot lot. It was originally listed for $2.55 million in the unpropitious month of October 2008, but Pacquiao got it for a relative steal at $2.17 million. No matter what happens with Pacquiao’s career, keeping this place in addition to his home in the Philippines should be relatively easy for him — Forbes listed him as the world’s second-highest paid athlete — above Tiger Woods but below fellow boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. — with $62 million in earnings and endorsements in the past year.

Carrie Kirby is a freelance writer who recently returned to the Bay Area after living for six years in Chicago. Carrie is more heavily invested in real estate than she ever expected to be, since she and her husband are now long-distance landlords of their Chicago home, and have also purchased a house in Alameda. She posts about interesting properties and real estate trends in San Francisco and Silicon Valley every Tuesday. Carrie also shares money-saving tips on her blog, Frugalistic Mom.